667. The dreadful tread on the meadow broke the deadly deadlock.
草场上可怕的践踏声打破了致命的僵局。
dreadful [ˈdredfəl]
a.糟透了的；极端的；可怕的，令人畏惧的
– There has been a dreadful earthquake in Iran. 伊朗发生了一次可怕的地震。
tread [tred]
vi.踩；行走 vt.踩烂(出) n.胎面；脚步声
– Rose was treading with care. 罗丝小心翼翼地走着。
meadow [ˈmedəu]
n.草地
deadlock [ˈdedlɔk]
n.僵局
– Here was a deadlock in strategic thought. 这是战略思想上的一个僵局。
668. The heading is "Headline of Headlong Pleadings".
标题为“仓促答辩状的摘要”。
heading [ˈhediŋ]
n.标题
headlong [ˈhedlɔŋ]
ad.& a.轻率地(的)
– One should not rush headlong into buying stocks. 不应轻率购买股票。
pleading [‘pli:diŋ]
n. 辩论, 恳请, 答辩, 诉讼手续, 诉状 a. 恳求的
= plead(恳求；申诉) + ing
– His pleading melted her. 他的乞求软化了她。
669. I overhear that the hearty man heartily yearns for my harness in the barn.
我无意中听说那个热忱的人十分向往我的牲口棚中的马具。
overhear [,әuvә’hiә]
vt. 无意中听到, 偷听
– I overhear him saying he is going to Japan. 我无意中听到他要去日本。
hearty [ˈhɑ:ti]
a.热忱的；强健的
– They gave us a hearty welcome. 他们热情地欢迎我们。
heartily [ˈhɑ:tili]
ad.衷心地；亲切地
= hearty + ly
yearn [jə:n]
vi.(for)渴望，切盼，向往
– She yearned to visit the village where she was born. 她热切盼望能去她出生的那个村子看看。
harness [ˈhɑ:nis]
n.马具，挽具 vt.治理，利用；上挽具
barn [bɑ:n]
n.谷仓，牲口棚